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An earthquake hits western Turkey, killing at least 1,070 people.

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1953 Yenice–Gönen earthquake

Earthquake in the Marmara region, Turkey

The 1953 Yenice–Gönen earthquake occurred at 21:06 local time (19:06 UTC on 18 March in the province of Çanakkale and Balıkesir in the Marmara Region at western Turkey. It had a surface-wave magnitude of 7.5 and a maximum felt intensity of IX on the Mercalli intensity scale. It…
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Turkey

Country in West Asia and Southeast Europe

Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east; Iraq, Syria, and the…
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